The Spectrum Awards, which are presented for the best in fantastic art in several categories, including comics, advertising and book covers, were judged this weekend, and some familiar names are in the winners circle. James Jean won Gold Medals in both Advertising and Editorial, and the Silver in Comics. Pictureed: the judges. The jury for […]

We often get on our old pal Craig Yoe because his brilliant, brilliant blog Arflovers does not have permalinks or an RSS feed. If it did, we would steal things like the above on a weekly basis. That doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t go there often and check out the naked ladies, old superheroes and […]

Harold Hedd creator Rand Holmes will be the subject of a retrospective art show on Lasqueti Island from March 17 & 18, 2007. Influenced by the EC stylings of Wally Wood and Will Eisner, Holmes was a pioneer of underground comics, and a much underrated artist. Rand Holmes, famous Canadian counter-culture cartoonist and creator of […]

Jim Mahfood sends word that one of his paintings will be seen on plasme TVs around the nation: Check out Sarah Silverman’s hilarious new show on Comedy Central Thursday nights. I did a mural on the wall of the coffee shop where her and her friends hang out, and some of my paintings are hanging […]

Cartoon Brew has a nice tribute to Peter Ellenshaw, who died this week: Ellenshaw is best known for his incredible matte paintings in Disney live action films ranging from The Story of Robin Hood through 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea and Mary Poppins (above). His work can also be seen in Spartacus, Superman IV and […]

The big event today in NYC is one you can’t even get into — it’s been sold out for ages. Aline Kominsky-Crumb and R. Crumb will be appearing together at the NY Public Library. It’s so tight even we can’t get in, but for those who do it’s sure to be a memorable evening. We […]